Title :
Femtosecond-laser inscription via local modification of the glass composition in phosphate glasses
Author :
Hoyo, J. ; Sotillo, B. ; Siegel, J. ; Toney Fernandez, T. ; Fernandez, Pilar ; Haro-Gonzalez, P. ; Jaque, D. ; Hernandez, M. ; Domingo, Carme ; Solis, Javier
Author_Institution :
Grupo de Procesado por Laser, Inst. de Opt., Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
Femtosecond laser inscription of high performance active/passive waveguides is demonstrated in phosphate glass via local modification of the glass composition. La-K cross diffusion plays a key role in the performance of the generated structures.
Keywords :
diffusion; glass structure; high-speed optical techniques; lanthanum compounds; laser materials processing; optical glass; optical waveguides; phosphate glasses; potassium compounds; La2O3-K2O-P2O5; cross diffusion; femtosecond-laser inscription; glass composition; high performance active-passive waveguide; phosphate glasses; Glass; Optical imaging; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
